Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Pain Management: Fulltime Dayshift

Job Summary

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Providing recommendations and/or assuming responsibility for pain management related activities or other medication regimens as prescribed by physician.

• Document clinical interventions on an ongoing basis.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of distributive responsibilities including computer functions.
• Provide recommendations and/or manage pain medications or other medication regimens as prescribed by the provider.
• Round with interdisciplinary teams (where applicable).
• Provide on-call clinical pharmacy services as needed.
• Perform medication management activities as outlined per Wellstar policies.

Educational responsibilities:

• Provide drug information when needed or requested.
• Develop and provide educational programs/inservices for health care practitioners and patients as required.
• Participate as a preceptor/instructor for students from accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy.
• Serve as a preceptor/instructor for the Pharmacy Residency Program (where applicable).
• Assist in developing drug protocols

Participate on assigned committees:

• Participate as a member of the Wellstar Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee, as well as other System and facility-specific committees as assigned or as deemed necessary.
• Identify target medications/therapies, develop criteria, and implement data collection for Medication Use Evaluations (MUE) and other pain management-related studies/initiatives.
• Tabulate and present completed MUE data to the P&T Committee.
• Assist in formulary maintenance by critiquing new entities, comparing medication classes, and developing therapeutic interchanges where applicable.
• Assist in preparing for and maintaining compliance with regulatory agency (e.g., The Joint Commission) standards/requirements.
• Monitor quality metrics related to pain management patients and develop improvement strategies as necessary

Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree Graduate from an accredited college of pharmacy Required or Doctorate from an accredited college of pharmacy Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Reg Pharmacist

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Licensed by, and in good standing with, the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy or ability to obtain a Georgia State Board of Pharmacy License within 6 months of hire date within 180 Days Required and Board Certification (e.g., BCPS, BCGP, etc.) Preferred Specialty credentialing (e.g., Certified Pain Educator) Preferred

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 3 years years clinical experience or Completion of a PGY-1 Residency Required or Minimum 2 years years of clinical pharmacy experience in Pain Management/Palliative Care or Completion of a PGY2 Pain Management/Palliative Care Residency Preferred and Experience with substance use disorder, geriatrics, and/or oncology Preferred and Experience with nutrition support, anticoagulation management, and pharmacokinetics Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

Strong verbal and written communication skills High Strong computer skills. Experience with Epic, Microsoft Office, TheraDoc etc. preferred. High Capable of preparing and providing presentations. High Strong organizational skills. High

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